Implement holder



Sept. 4, 192a. 1,466.73?

F. R. KREEGER IMPLEMENT HOLDER Fil ad Feb. 5. 1923 INVENTOR ATTORNEY ahoga, and State of Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

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rannnarox a. Kansans, or nn'sr CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPLEMENT nonnnn.

Application fi led Fcbrnary 5, 1823. Serial No. 617,106.

To aZZ 107mm it may concern resident of East Qleveland, county of Guy Ohio, have invented a new and useful Implement Holder, of which the following is a specification My invention relates to holders or brackets adapted to be attached to a support and to iold an implement.

The object of my invention is a simple, efficient and inexpensive apparatus which can readily be attached to and automatically grips a support and which can readily and automatically grip and hold an implement.

I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a general perspective view of a holder adapted to be attached to a belt and to hold a lead pencil; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the blank, required to form the holder shown in Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the views.

The holder shown in the drawing is made of one piece of material and the parts thereof are so proportioned and arranged that no waste material results in its manufacture; the blank required for this holder being rectangular with no portions-thereof cut away.

The blank A is first cut to proper size and is provided. with the slits 10, 11. 12, and 13, thus providing the substantially free portions let. 15, 16, 1. 18 and 19, and the central portion 20 which comprises the connecting body of the holder.

The portions let and 17, and the portions 2s, and 24v having flared out ends as shown, and the portions 15 and 18 are bent reform the prongs 25 and 26 as shown.

The loops are here formed on one side of the body to partially encompass the belt B, such as are usually worn about the body, and to grip this belt by the jaw ends :27, 28, 29 and 30 as indicated cross-sectionally in dotted lines and perspectively in dot and dash lines in Fig. 1.

The prongs 25 and 26 are here formed on the other side of the body to grip a lead pencil C shown in dot and. dash lines,

The loops and the prongs are here provided with inherent spring tension so that they may readily be sprung over their respective objects and so that they will grip their respective objects firmly.

(5 and 19 are bent to form the loops 21, 22,

In operation, the loops can readily he slipped over or from the edges of a belt While this belt is worn by a person and'a lead pencil can readily be pushed in between the prongs or removed therefrom even whilethe holder is attached to the belt.

In many instances, as in factories or stores for instance, it is necessary for people to occasionally'nse a lead pencil, a fountain pen, measuring scale, or other implement; but it is also necessary for these people to dispose of this implement while it is not in use so asto leave both of their hands free for other matters.

The present invention provides a holder whichcan readily be attached to or detached from a person and which can readily receive or dispense an implement.

Modifications can be made, both-as to form and utility so that the holder can be attached to supports other than the belt shown or so that the holder can hold articles other than the lead pencil shown. Therefore, without limiting myself to the precise construction and arrangement and application of the elements as shown and described,

I claim:

1. An implement holder for a belt comprising, a body, loops projectingfrom one side of said body, one pair of loops at each end thereof to grip said belt, a pair of prongs between said loops and projecting from the other side of said body to hold said implement, and the outer ends of said prongs spaced apart and flared outwardly.

2. A lead pencil holder for a belt comprising, a body, a pair of loops on each end of said body and projecting from one side thereof and adapted to partially. encompass .and to grip said belt, and a pair of prongs plement supporting prongs, and the outer ends of said prongs spaced apart and flared outwardly.

4. A new article of manufacture, an implement holder formed of one rectangular piece of material slitted inwardly from each end to partially separate portions of each end and no material thereof cut away, some of said portions bent outward from one side of said-piece to form support gripping loops and others of said portions bent outward from the other side of said piece to form implement gripping prongs.

5. A new article of manufacture, an implement holder formed of one rectangular piece of material slitted inwardly "from each end to define some portions of said piece for support gripping loops and other portions for implement gripping prongs, said support gripping portions bent outward from one side of said piece to form support gripping loops, and said implement gripping portions bent outward from the other side of said piece to form implement gripping prongs.

6. A new article of manufacture, an imple ment holder formed of one rectangular piece of material slitted inwardly li'rom each end to partially separate portions of each end to define some of these portions r'or support gripping loops and others for implement gripping prongs, said support gripping portions bent outward from one side of said piece to form support gripping loops. said implement gripping portions bent outward from the other side ot said piece to form implement gripping prongs. an d the outer ends oi? said implement gripping prongs spaced apart and the ends thereof flared outward.

FREDERICK R. KREEGER. 

